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Slattery v Naylor [1888] UKLawRpAC 25; (1888) 13 AC 446 United Kingdom 24 Mar 1888 CommonLII flag 50
Slattery v Naylor (1883) 13 AC 446 United Kingdom circa 1883 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 2
Slattery v Naylor "unreasonableness" As a general proposition, Courts are reluctant to substitute their own opinion on the merits of a provision for that of the legislation maker (cf discussion in Pearce and Argument page 334) Helpfully, Professor Pearce and Mr Argument set out in some detail the developments in the common law with respect to concepts of unreasonableness, particularly in respect of subordinate legislation So, whereas in the nineteenth century the English Courts were not prepared to find subordinate legislation invalid for want of reasonableness (for example United Kingdom circa 1988 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 1
(1889) 13 AC 446 (1889) 13 AC 446 United Kingdom circa 1889 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag

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